- Michael Kras
- 25 Aug 2020
Hamilton’s public school board announces revised reopening plan amid COVID-19
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) has announced its revised plans for a return to school for all students in the public education system amid the health & safety concerns of the...
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- Michael Kras
- 22 Aug 2020
Masks will be mandatory on school buses for all Hamilton students
As students in the public school system get ready to return to classes come September, Hamilton’s school boards are introducing additional measures to aid in the health and safety of students in the...
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- Craig Clark
- 21 Aug 2020
Hamilton catholic schools to require masks for all grades
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) approved a staggered return to classes and a mask requirement for all students JK to Grade 12 as part of it’s back to school plan. In a...
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- Craig Clark
- 11 Aug 2020
This is what remote learning will look like with the Hamilton public school board
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) elementary schools will continue with a conventional model that will include enhanced public health measures in September. Regular hand-hygiene breaks ...
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- Craig Clark
- 07 Aug 2020
Petition to reduce class sizes in Ontario reaches over 170,000 signatures
The back-to-school drama rumbles on for the Ontario government’s plan to reopen schools in September. A petition that’s been floating around social media asking for smaller class sizes in Ontario ...
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- Craig Clark
- 05 Aug 2020
Online legal document provider offering free wills to teachers in Canada
LegalWills is one of the largest online estate planning websites and throughout August they’re offering free Wills and Health Care Power of Attorney documents to Canadian teachers and education work...
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- Craig Clark
- 31 Jul 2020
HWDSB working with Hamilton Public Health to ensure safety when schools reopen
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Thursday a full reopening of elementary schools and a hybrid reopening of secondary schools. Elementary schools will run w...
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- Craig Clark
- 29 Jul 2020
Hamilton school board shares plans for reopening in September
Elementary and secondary schools were some of the first locations to have enforced closures as the COVID-19 lockdown started to tighten its grip on Ontario. While they were the first to close, it look...
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- Michael Kras
- 07 Jul 2020
Ontario high schools to end ‘streaming’ program for incoming students
A practice that has long been part of the fabric of Ontario’s secondary school system is being abolished as the provincial government re-examines practices and systems within Ontario’s public educ...
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- Craig Clark
- 23 Jun 2020
HWDSB ends program that brought police officers into schools
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) ended its relationship with Hamilton police’s liaison program on Monday after a number of advocates in the city called for the board to terminate...
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